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Trust played a huge part in the business. Neill said it was important to have trusted staff and had an experienced team around him.

Neill recently changed the name of the business to Total Property Maintenance/TPM Secure T Plus to reflect the security arm of the operation after purchasing a trusted existing business called Secure T Plus last year.

Since then Neill said the business had "earned its stripes" when accepted into the Master Locksmiths Association this year, an acknowledgment of ethical and quality workmanship.

TPM Secure T Plus has two senior locksmiths in Paul Gregory and John Barber boasting a wealth of experience.

TPM now had eight staff with the addition of senior locksmiths Paul Gregory and John Barber to the team, joining builders, painters, roofers and aluminium fabricators who make the security doors onsite to order.

Gregory and Barber were kept busy during the lockdown with essential security work.

TPM was also busy with its core work of property maintenance which also included any cleaning and repair work, for one-off jobs or ongoing contracts.

They were also able to cater to the different needs of a growing number of large businesses which were taking advantage of evolving technology allowing them to tailor their security needs for purpose.

One example was a firm employing eight people who all had entry keys, while only a certain number of those same keys could be programmed to open things like an office, or an office safe.

The key systems were computerised and keys could only be cut by the TPM security team. Keys were stamped with a number and only management were aware how many they had and could authorise and sign for any new key.

They service schools, council work, large business, individual homes and rest homes.